Hummingbird vision

Douglas L Altshuler; Douglas R Wylie

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.082

Hummingbird vision

Curr Biol. 2020 Feb 3;30(3):R103-R105. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.082.

Authors

Douglas L Altshuler¹, Douglas R Wylie²

Affiliations

¹ Dept. of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada. Electronic address: doug@zoology.ubc.ca.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E9, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: dwylie@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 32017874
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.082

Abstract

Hummingbirds are widely recognized by their hovering flight. In this Quick guide, Altshuler and Wylie describe the visual specializations that allow for the hummingbird's flight abilities.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Birds / physiology*
Flight, Animal*
Species Specificity
Vision, Ocular*
Visual Perception*